G. K.

Q.1) Consider the following statements :

1. The International Badminton Federation is located in Kualalumpur.
2. The Federation has decided in favour of India as the host for 2009 World Badminton
Championship.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only (B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.2) Consider the following statements about one of India’s leading batsman :
1. He has scored now more than 8000 runs in Test Matches.
2. He has made four successive centuries.
3. He has made five Test double hundreds.
4. He is credited with most catches by an Indian player.

Which is he?

(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Rahul Dravid (D) Saurav Ganguly

Q.3) Consider the following statements :

1. The 93rd Indian Science Congress was held at Hyderabad (A.P.) in January 2006.
2. Dr. M.S.Swaminathan was the recipient of the India Science Award 2004 at the Congress.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(A) 1 only (B) 2 only

(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) Which South American Country has elected a Leftist Leader as its President for the first time in the
180 year old history of South America?
(A) Venezuela (B) Argentina
(C) Uruguay (D) Bolivia

Q.5) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited some countries; one of them happens to be country visited by
any President of India for the first time. Which one of these is that country?
(A) Mauritius (B) South Africa
(C) Myanmar (D) None of these

Q.6) Chlorophull is normally found in:

(1) Green leaves (2) Tree bark
(3) Kidney (4) Blood

Q.7) The first woman IPS officer:

(1) Kanchan Bhattacharya (2) Priti Jain
(3) Suman Bhardwaj (4) Kiran Bedi

Q.8) Through which State run the ‘Aravalli’ mountains?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Rajasthan

Q.9) The captain of the victorious Italian team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 was:
 (1) Marco Materazzi (2) Fabio Cannavaro
(3) Gianluigi Buffon (4) Salvatore Schillaci

Q.10) While sowing seeds the fertilizer commonly used contains:

(1) Nitrates (2) Potash
(3) Phosphorus (4) Calcium

Q.11) Where are copper, gold, iron and coal respectively found in India?
(1) Kollar, Khetri, Kudremukh, Jharia
(2) Jharia, Kollar, Kudremukh, Khetri
(3) Kudremukh, Jharia, Kollar, Khetri
(4) Khetri, Kollar, Kudremukh, Jharia

Q.12) What is washing power?

(1) Sodium chloride (2) Hydrated sodium carbonate
(3) Sodium dicarbonate (4) Calcium carbonate
Q.13) The need for effective corporate governance and independent regulatory authorities was highlighted
by the scam involving which of the following multinational corporation/s?
(1) Enron (2) World Com
(3) Xerox (4) All of the above

Q.14) ‘Carbon dioxide cycle’ implies that:

(1) carbon dioxide moves in the air in a cycle
(2) the carbon dioxide structure is cyclic
(3) carbon dioxide consumes oxygen
(4) oxygen is changed into carbon dioxide by respiration of human beings and then to oxygen and
carbon by green plants

Q.15) Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in

(1) 4.3 seconds (2) 4.3 minutes
(3) 43 minutes (4) 4.3 years

Q.16) Usual Status (US) unemployment is calculated with reference to a period of:
(1) one year (2) indefinite
(3) one month (4) one week

Q.17) An iron hammer, lying in the sum appears much hotter than its wooden handle because:
(1) iron is at a higher temperature
(2) iron is darker than wood
(3) iron absorbs more heat
(4) iron is a good conductor of heat

Q.18) It is not advisable of sleep under a tree at night because trees release:
(1) carbon dioxide (2) oxygen
(3) carbon monoxide (4) sulphur dioxide

Q.19) In the later vedic pantheon, what was the order of gods in accordance with their importance?
a. Indra b. Vishnu
c. Prajapati d. Rudra

(1) cdba (2) cbda

(3) bcda (4) bacd

Q.20) A solution with pH=2 is more acidic than a solution of pH=6 by a factor of:
(1) 4 (2) 12
(3) 400 (4) 1000
Q.21) Australasia or Oceania comprises of:
a. Australia b. New Zealand
c. New Guinea d. Pacific Islands
e. Tasmania

(1) a, b and d (2) a, b and e

(3) a, b, c and d (4) a, b, c, d and e

Q.22) The smallest possible unit of a chemical compound is:

(1) atom (2) electron
(3) proton (4) molecule

Q.23) Hypo, used in photography, is chemically:

(1) silver bromide (2) sodium thiosulphate
(3) sodium phosphate (4) silver nitrate

Q.24) Emeralds are made up of:

(1) carbon (2) calcium
(3) beryllium (4) iron

Q.25) Anaemia occurs due to the lack of:

(1) iodine (2) calcium
(3) potassium (4) iron

ANSWERS

1. (B) 6. (1) 11. (4) 16. (1) 21. (4)

2. (C) 7. (4) 12. (2) 17. (4) 22. (4)
3. (A) 8. (4) 13. (4) 18. (1) 23. (2)
4. (D) 9. (2) 14. (4) 19. (1) 24. (3)
5. (C) 10. (1) 15. (4) 20. (4) 25. (4)